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Old 06-09-2016, 16:43
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Ok. As it's September, I thought I'd devise my first Christmas schedule for BBC1. What do you reckon? Can you do better? Who will be right?

CHRISTMAS EVE

2.55pm Film: Oz: The Great and Powerful
4.50 Pointless Celebrities
5.40pm BBC News, Weather
6.00 Film: Maleficent
7.30 The Great Christmas Bake Off
8.30 EastEnders
9.00 Jonathan Creek
10.30 Not Going Out
11.15 BBC News, Weather
11.35 The National Lottery Draws
11.45 Midnight Mass

CHRISTMAS DAY

3.10pm Peter Pan Goes Wrong
4.40 Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
5.05 BBC News
5.20 Strictly Come Dancing
6.30 Doctor Who
7.30 Call The Midwife
8.45 EastEnders
9.45 Mrs. Brown's Boys
10.20 Michael McIntyre's Christmas Big Show
11.10 BBC News
11.20 On Christmas Night
11.25 Film: Iron Man 3

BOXING DAY:

2.50pm Father Brown
3.35pm Film: Monsters University
5.10pm BBC News
5.30 Celebrity Mastermind
6.00 Awful Aunt
7.00 The Great Christmas Bake Off
8.00 EastEnders
8.30 Would I Lie to You?
9.00 Witness for the Prosecution
10.00 BBC News
10.20 Match of the Day

HOLIDAY TUESDAY

6.30pm Now You See It
7.00 Celebrity Mastermind
7.30 EastEnders
8.00 Holby City
9.00 Witness for the Prosecution
10.00pm BBC News
10.20 To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters
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Old 06-09-2016, 17:04
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For me the GBBO Christmas will be in the lead up to Christmas - reason is if you want to try and do some of the recipes you will have time to do so but wont if shown on Christmas Eve
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Old 06-09-2016, 17:14
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For me the GBBO Christmas will be in the lead up to Christmas - reason is if you want to try and do some of the recipes you will have time to do so but wont if shown on Christmas Eve
We'll see. But I personally believe the BBC will use it to bolster their Christmas schedules. I doubt many people will want to fart around making Gingerbread Santa Grotto's or twelve tier mountain glacier cakes in the run up to Christmas. I guess we'll find out in about 13 weeks!
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:26
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We'll see. But I personally believe the BBC will use it to bolster their Christmas schedules. I doubt many people will want to fart around making Gingerbread Santa Grotto's or twelve tier mountain glacier cakes in the run up to Christmas. I guess we'll find out in about 13 weeks!
When were the GBBO Masterclass shown?
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Old 06-09-2016, 18:34
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When were the GBBO Masterclass shown?
From what I can gather the GBBO Christmas specials are just versions of the regular series but put into two seperate programmes - with a Christmas twist. The Masterclass was shown on BBC2 in the run up to Christmas and was a different format. With Christmas ratings declining, the BBC will need something to form a centrepiece for their schedules, especially if it's to be the last time Bake Off airs on the BBC.

As I say though, one of us will be right and we will find out in a few weeks time!
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Old 06-09-2016, 23:34
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Guys, just to let you know that I'm still waiting for some responses to the Quiz! Plenty of time to get your answers in of course, but I would like to have some to be going along with!
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Old 07-09-2016, 10:27
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BBC Four today announces a Christmas treat for fans of screwdrivers and rubbish shirts, as James May returns to the channel to give a welcome relief from unwanted gifts and stuffing-induced comas with four more programmes in his series James May: The Reassembler, once again slowly building everyday items from their component parts, and discovering what it takes to actually get them to work.

In episode one, James will be reassembling the Christmas present we all dreamed of being left under the tree by Santa on Christmas morning: the Hornby toy train and track.

The remaining three episodes feature a 1960's Kenwood Chef food mixer; a Dansette (a portable record player with integrated speakers from the 1950s/60s) and a 1976 Honda Z50a mini trail motorbike, known affectionately as the Monkey Bike.
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Old 07-09-2016, 10:47
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I've never done one of these before but here it is..

My Christmas TV fantasy schedule.

BBC One

Christmas Eve

3:00 - Father Brown
3:45 - Finding Nemo
5:20 - Revolting Rhymes
6:20 - BBC News
6:30 - Local News
6:40 - Celebrity Mastermind
7:10 - Pointless Celebrities
8:00 - Eastenders
8:30 - Johnathan Creek
10:00 - Not Going Out
10:45 - The Vicar Of Dibley (repeat)
11:30 - BBC News/Weather
11:40 - National Lottery Draws
11:50 - Midnight Mass

Christmas Day
(Going to start at 10am here)

10:00 - Christmas Day Service Live
11:00 - Only Fools And Horses (Repeat)
12:00 - The Santa Clause
1:40 - BBC News/Weather
2:00 - Top Of The Pops
3:00 - The Queen's Christmas Broadcast
3:10 - Frozen
5:00 - BBC News/Weather
5:15 - Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
6:30 - Doctor Who
7:30 - Call The Midwife
9:00 - Eastenders
10:00 - Mrs Brown's Boys
10:45 - Micheal Mcintyres Christmas Show
11:30 - BBC News/Weather
11:40 - On Christmas Night

Boxing Day

5:00 - Peter Pan Goes Wrong
6:15 - Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
6:45 - BBC News/Weather
7:00 - Still Open All Hours
7:30 - Wallace And Gromit The Wrong Trousers
8:00 - Eastenders
8:30 - Would I Lie To You? At Christmas
9:00 - Witness For The Prosecution
10:00 - Outnumbered
10:45 - Miranda (repeat)
11:15 - BBC News/Weather

Holiday Tuesday

7:00 - Wallace And Gromit A Close Shave
7:30 - Eastenders
8:00 - Holby City
9:00 - Witness For The Prosecution
10:00 - BBC News/Weather
10:30 - QI

I think Awful Auntie will be shown on New Years Eve and The Real Marigold Hotel and Bronte Sisters shown on BBC Two.
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Old 07-09-2016, 12:12
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first bit of Christmas 2017?

BBC One has ordered a one-off half-hour animated adaptation of kids book The Highway Rat from independent production company Magic Light Pictures, TVWise has learned. The adaptation is set to be a key part of BBC One’s 2017 Christmas schedule.

Based on the 2011 book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, The Highway Rat tells the tale of a greedy rat who tyrannises animals along the highway, as he steals their food at every opportunity: clover from a rabbit, nuts from a squirrel, a leaf from some ants – he even steals his own horse’s hay. However what he really craves are cakes and all things sugary, and it’s his sweet tooth that finally leads him to a sticky outcome.
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Old 07-09-2016, 12:39
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Guys, just to let you know that I'm still waiting for some responses to the Quiz! Plenty of time to get your answers in of course, but I would like to have some to be going along with!
Mine are on the way. Thanks again for taking the time to organise this.
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Old 07-09-2016, 13:41
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Mine are on the way. Thanks again for taking the time to organise this.
Excellent! As you can imagine having around 18 entries all at the same time makes it a bit harder to collate properly and it's possible I could inadvertently miss someone out, which is why I panic a little when I get no entries at the start of the week.
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Old 07-09-2016, 13:52
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James May is reassembling for Christmas on BBC4!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...ay-reassembler
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Old 07-09-2016, 14:05
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So here's this week's Questions once again should anyone need them:

1. 2016 has been a horrid year for celebrity deaths. One of the most shocking was that of Victoria Wood in April. Can you name the female politician that was the subject of a big song and dance spectacular in “Victoria Wood With all the Trimmings” at Christmas 2000?


2. Which 1982 Knees-Up got a Channel Five repeat showing on Christmas Day 2015?



3. Where did Edina pick Saffy up from when Absolutely Fabulous returned on Christmas Day 2011?



4. In a Christmas 2003 Arena special, a subject was described as a 'Secret Man'. Who was it referring to?


5. Which Ben Elton popular sitcom, that ran for two series', got a Boxing Day airing in 1995?



6. Where did BBC1's Christmas Eve midnight mass service come from in 1990?



7. What was the subject matter of Barry Norman's “Come On Down” that aired during Christmas in 1984?
Question 7: Please note: I will award 1 point to anyone who gives a specific and full answer to this question. If you give a partial answer or one that is not specific, you will receive half a point.


8. Which madacp comedian starred in the BBCtv Professor Branestawm adaptations?



9. From Christmas 1983, which medical thriller starring Michael Douglas and Genevieve Bujold received its first showing on British television?


10. Which popular quiz hosted by the late Paul Daniels, aired on New Year's Eve 1986 at 6.25pm?


So, there's this week's questions. Good luck.

Answers by PM before midnight this coming Saturday. Thanks.
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Old 07-09-2016, 15:15
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Guys, just to let you know that I'm still waiting for some responses to the Quiz! Plenty of time to get your answers in of course, but I would like to have some to be going along with!
I certainly intend to enter Wizzywick! Just been a bit busy offline and also distracted by sexy dancing men in sequins etc on Strictly come dancing! 😘

So don't worry! I'm sure that's gone some way to assuage your concerns and give you what you most desire!
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Old 07-09-2016, 15:38
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first bit of Christmas 2017?

BBC One has ordered a one-off half-hour animated adaptation of kids book The Highway Rat from independent production company Magic Light Pictures, TVWise has learned. The adaptation is set to be a key part of BBC One’s 2017 Christmas schedule.

Based on the 2011 book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, The Highway Rat tells the tale of a greedy rat who tyrannises animals along the highway, as he steals their food at every opportunity: clover from a rabbit, nuts from a squirrel, a leaf from some ants – he even steals his own horse’s hay. However what he really craves are cakes and all things sugary, and it’s his sweet tooth that finally leads him to a sticky outcome.
Confirmed by BBC Press Office
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...he-highway-rat
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Old 07-09-2016, 16:15
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Found this in the ratings thread.

Walliam's And Friend is returning for a series and Christmas special.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...ams-and-friend

I enjoyed this last year so I'm glad it's back.
Lots of Christmas TV announcements today.
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Old 07-09-2016, 16:49
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Fair play the BBC are doing a lot of Christmas specials this year - ITV dont seem to be so forthcoming with their announcements am sure they will make one or two
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Old 07-09-2016, 16:50
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Julia and Axel’s new picture book Zog and the Flying Doctors is out on 8 September

Look out for this then say 2019?
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Old 07-09-2016, 17:02
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It's like the BBC want us to turn off, McIntyre now Walliams, I hope to god there is no Sarah Millican special
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Old 07-09-2016, 17:05
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It's like the BBC want us to turn off, McIntyre now Walliams, I hope to god there is no Sarah Millican special
I hope she is ok as she seems to have disappeared of our screens - no panel show appearances
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Old 07-09-2016, 17:44
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I hope she is ok as she seems to have disappeared of our screens - no panel show appearances
Wasn't she rumoured to be having a little baby Millican?

UPDATE: Someone on her website has asked if she's making a new TV Show. Her reply was this:

"No plans at the moment. I’m having some time off work at the moment."
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Old 07-09-2016, 17:53
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Sarah Millican is currently on tour

http://sarahmillican.seetickets.com/...an/list/1/200/
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Old 07-09-2016, 17:54
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It's like the BBC want us to turn off, McIntyre now Walliams, I hope to god there is no Sarah Millican special
I wouldn't mind I like all three, everyone has different tastes.
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Old 07-09-2016, 17:56
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Cheers. Mystery solved. Ms. Millican is fit and well and unpregnant!
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Old 07-09-2016, 17:59
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Cheers. Mystery solved. Ms. Millican is fit and well and unpregnant!
I do Not believe it! She is on tour 24 miles from me TONIGHT!
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